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churn

[churn] / tʃɜrn /


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Meanwhile, prepaid trends were mixed as gross additions rose sharply, but net adds fell and churn jumped to 5.01%, which points to higher turnover in lower-value segments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

During this phase, their outer layers churn and gradually drift into space, while the dense cores left behind shrink into white dwarfs.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Never mind the rats and cockroaches — it’s the churn.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Little wonder Andy Burnham will say later, we are told, that he is "acutely conscious" of this churn at the top.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Many hopeful river-crossers are creeping close, ready to churn into the waters.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

It also churns out affordable Xtep-branded running shoes in the $30 to $75 price range, as well as high-end Xtep-branded running sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Ineratec's plant churns out some 2,500 tonnes of fuel a year, enough to power only about 50 transatlantic flights.

From Barron's May 31, 2026

Craftsman’s Valley features booths where artisans show off such skills as blacksmithing or glassblowing, and the Grist Mill churns out loaves of the park’s famed cinnamon bread.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Here’s a look at who the Chargers have selected so far as the draft churns through rounds 4-7 in Pittsburgh on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2026

A wave of swirling nausea churns in my stomach.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Factories in the industrializing North churned out munitions in volumes the agrarian South couldn’t touch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

At a nearby beach resort, a high-speed Coast Guard vessel plied the waters for two people still missing after swimming in waters that churned violently as the quake struck.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Whatever the cause, the turf war churned up inside information about Pulte and his grandson.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

Despite having churned through eight presidents in the last 10 years, Peru's economy has remained relatively stable.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

The wheels churned and churned, echoing with the scrape of metal on metal, the hiss of steam and the whine of brakes.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

Those simulations show that the churning material near the surface can escape unevenly rather than flowing away in a smooth, balanced pattern.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Another storm, Super Typhoon Bavi, is churning across the Pacific, on course to hit China's eastern coast later this week, according to forecasts.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

So with a bit of strategic churning — that is, adding and dropping services month to month — you can still catch the best shows while keeping your monthly streaming budget under $50.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

I don’t get mistaken for an actual person, but I do love the moment where you pass them on the sidewalk or on the subway and you see the wheels churning in their mind.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

As he waited his turn, Frank tried to keep his legs from shaking and his gut from churning.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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